582Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.




          Liber BB  Mr Wittm Durand Debtr
           No.2 Nouember 1668
                   To a Maire p Agreemt   th
                    in tobb & Cask      1400   P Contra Credittor
                   To 1 Barill of Corne  100
                              Tottoll   1500
                              Errores Exsepted
                              pr me Jno Browne Jur
                 This Accompt aboue written war proued Beffore mee the 5th of
               Aprill 1673                     Charles Caluert

                 The Courtt hath Ordred tht John Brown Jur of New England Be
               paid Fifteen hundred pounds of Tobacoe out of the Estate of Wil
               liam Durand deceased:

                 William Needham Petticons to this Courtt for his freedom he
               haueing sarued his full time and Couenent he Came into this Cuntry
               for with Mr Jonath Sibery

                 William Philipes being one tht Came in tht Ship with the sd Need-
               ham Makes Oath tht he saw and Read a Couenant Sealed with the
               Office Seale of London and tht by the said Couenant Wittm Needham
               was to sarue but foure yeares The Courtt hath ordred tht William
               Needham be a free man and tht Mr Jonth Sibery Pay unto the said
               William Needham his freedom Come and Clothes According to
               Law:

           (p.—] The Courtt hath Ordred tht Rogger White be free from his his
               Master Jno Anderton and tht Mr Jno Anderton pay unto the said
               Rogger White his Corne and Clothes According to Law:

                 The Courtt hath Ordred tht William Nubery be paid seauen hun
               dred and Fifty pound of Tobacoc Out of the Estate of Henry Haw
               kins deceased

                 The Jury Impannelled to Enquier for the Right Honbl the Lord
               Proprietary for the Body of Ta!bott County Gaue this Presentmt
               to the Courtt in forme as Following:
                 We the Juro18 for the Right Honbl the Lord Proprietary of this
               Pnouince of Maryland doe Present George Robbins of Talbott
               County Gent and Willm Bowery Robert Marmaduke James Smith
               And Ellinor Welch Saruants to the foresaid George Robbins uppon
               Euidence Made by Willm Emry and Ann Emry his Wife and Eliza
               beth Wattson of this County as Allsoe by the Confession of Robert
               Marmaduke and James Smith before us that at Seuerall times and
               Days and Nights this Last somer the Days of the Munth Not Re
               membered by any of them the said George Robbins Gent and William